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E. H. BORSGH.

NOSE PIECE FOR EYEGLASSES.

No. 541,959. Patented July 2, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT @rricn.

HENRY BORSOH,.OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

NOSE-PIECE FOR EYEGLASSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,959, dated July 2, 1895. Application filed April 13, 1894:- Serial No. 507,418. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY BORSOH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nose-Pieces for Eyeglasses, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This improvement relates to that class of eye-glasses which is provided with duplex nose-pieces so constructed that they can be bent to conform to the shape of any nose, thereby giving the maximum of comfort to the wearer; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement and combinations of parts hereinafter more particularly described and then definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferable way of carrying out my improvement, Figure 1 is a view of part of a pair of eyeglasses with my improved nosepiece attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the nose-piece detached, and Figs. 3 and 4 are views of modified forms of nosepieces.

In the description of my improvement it will be unnecessary to describe the eye-glasses, except to state that it is preferred to use a pair of eye-glasses of that class in which the bridge is held in two jaws a by a screw 11-.

Referring now to the nose-piece proper, B represents an eye, formed of a piece of spring wire, which eye is arranged to be secured to the eye-glass frame by the above-mentioned screw a. The ends of this eye extend outwardly in a curved line b for a suitable distance and are then bent almost at right angles to the line of the curve, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, forming two arms 0, G substantially in line with each other. On these arms are secured the cushions or facings D D',.which may be made of cork, rubber or any suitable substance, and which are held from slipping off the arms 0 O by the ends of said arms be ing bent slightly as shown ate 0 in the drawings. This it will be seen forms a nose-piece for eye-glasses which can be bent around to suit almost any shape of nose bybendingthe curved part b of the nose-piece, and moreover, the arms 0 O which hold the facings of the cushions can be bent independently of each other, if necessary, in any direction, so that they will conform to the shape of any nose to which it is necessary to fit a pair of glasses.

Another form of my improvementis shown in Fig. 3, in which one of the jaws a is preferably notched as shown at a and the ends of the Wire after the eye has been formed are twisted for a suitable distance and this twisted part passes through said notch a as shown in Fig. 3 and after the wire leaves the twist it is bent to form the arms 0 0 substantially in line with'each other as in the other figures. It is evident that this form of my improvement is substantially the same as the other, except that a notch has to be cut in one of the jaws instead of having the wire passing out of the jaws at the bottom.

The modification shown in Fig. 4 is similar in construction to that shown in Figs. 1, 2 and -3, in so far that an eye B is formed and the wire is then bent to form arms substantially in line with each other to support the facing by having the latter slipped over the ends of said arms, as shown in dotted lines.

I am aware that it is old to form the frame of a nose-piece with aloop which issecured to jaws of an eye-glass frame by a screw, as such is shown in United States Patent No. 511,638, granted December 26, 1893, to McDowell; and hence I do not attempt to claim the same. I regard my invention as essentially difierent from this, however, for the reason that said loop has to be perforated to allow the screw to pass therethrough, thereby greatly weakening the frame; and also for the reason that in my construction the parts of the nosepiece can be bent in any and all directions, care being necessary only to keep the arms substantially parallel with each other.

From the above it will be seen that I have produced a nose-piece for eye-glasses which is very cheap and very durable and one which can be shaped to suit the taste of any user.

Although I have shown my nose-pieces applied to a pair of eye-glasses having the bridge secured in a pair of jaws as shown in the drawings, I do not wish to limit myself to this class of eye-glasses, as my improvement can be readily attached to almost any style of eye-glasses in use.

I have filed several applications for nose- ICO pieces for eye-glasses of even date herewith, one of which (that hearing the Serial No. 507,419) appears to show in Figs. 2 and 3 a construction similar to Fig. 4: in this applica tion; but the nose-pieces shown in the two applications are essentially different, inasmuch as the one claimed herein consists of a nose-piece formed of one piece of wire, the central portion bent to form the attaching eye, and with the wire bent outwardly from.

said eye, and having arms substantially in line with each other, thus making a practically stiff frame for the nose-piece; while in my application, Serial No. 507,419, the nose-piece is made with one part sliding through another part, and the claims are limited thereto.

What I claim as new is- As an improved article of manufacture, a blank for nose-pieces for eyeglasses, formed of one piece of wire with its central portion bent to form an attaching eye B, the wire being then bent outwardly from said eye, and having arms substantially in line with each other, substantially as and for the purpose specified. v

2. A nose piece for eye glasses, formed of spring wire and having a ring bent in its central part to form an attaching eye B therein, the ends of the said wire being bent outwardly from said eye and then into arms substantially in line with each other, and a facing or cushion slipped on each of said arms, substantially as described. 3. A nose piece for eye-glasses, formed of spring wire and having a ring bentin its central part to form an attaching eye B therein, which is secured to the frame by a screw a, the ends of said wire extending outwardly from said eye, and then at right angles to said extension, the two arms being substantially in line with each other, a facing or cushion slipped on each of said arms, forming double independent nose pieces, and bends at the ends of said arms to retain the cushions or facings thereon, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 7th day of April, 1894.

HENRY BORSCH. Witnesses:

OHAs. S. WEYHMAN, (J. GILKEY. 

